| Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:34:32.74 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | +26.61 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | Renault | +49.98 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | +1:07.88 |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Renault | +1:31.85 |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | |
| 9 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | |
| 10 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | |
| 12 | Jan Lammers | ATS | |
| 13 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | |
| Patrick Tambay | Theodore | ||
| Didier Pironi | Ferrari | ||
| Marc Surer | Ensign | ||
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | ||
| Hector Rebaque | Brabham | ||
| Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | ||
| Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | ||
| Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | ||
| Jacques Laffite | Ligier | ||
| Derek Daly | March | ||
| John Watson | McLaren | ||
| Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | ||
| Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | ||
| Eliseo Salazar | March | ||
| Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | ||
| Beppe Gabbiani | Osella |